Install Guide

Setting Result
/x <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi – Uninstalls the Server
Administrator software. For the product GUID, see Unattended
Uninstall Using The Product GUID
/q[n|b|r|f]
This command sets the user interface (UI) level.
/q or /qn – no UI. This option is used for silent and unattended
installation.
/qb – basic UI. This option is used for unattended but not silent
installation.
/qr – reduced UI. This option is used for unattended installation
while displaying a modal dialog box showing install progress.
/qf – full UI. This option is used for standard attended
installation.
/f[p|o|e|d|c|a|u |m|s|v]<Package|
ProductCode>
This command repairs a product.
/fp – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing.
/fo – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if an
older version of a file is installed.
/fe – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or an
equal or older version of a file is installed.
/fd – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or a
different version of a file is installed.
/fc – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or the
stored checksum value does not match the calculated value.
/fa – This option forces all files to be reinstalled.
/fu – This option rewrites all required user-specific registry
entries.
/fm – This option rewrites all required system-specific registry
entries.
/fs – This option overwrites all existing shortcuts.
/fv – This option runs from the source and re-caches the local
package. Do not use this reinstall option for the first installation
of an application or feature.
INSTALLDIR=<path>
This command installs a product in a specific location. If you
specify an install directory with this switch, it must be created
manually prior to executing the CLI install commands or they fail
without displaying an error message.
/i <SysMgmt or SysMgmtx64>.msi INSTALLDIR=c:
\OpenManage /qn – installs a product to a specific location
where
c:\OpenManage is the install location.
CP_MESSAGE_FORMAT=<enhanced | traditional>
This command sets the alert message type to Enhanced
Message Format (recommended) or Traditional Message
Format.
For example, running msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi /qn installs Server Administrator features on each remote system
based on the system's hardware configuration. This installation is done silently and unattended.
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